Cross-channel operator Eurostar has announced plans for a direct service to Marseille next year.
Eurostar wants to run a London-Lille-Lyon-Marseille service from next spring.
Last year, it trialled a London-Lille-Lyon summer service over a six-week period.
Ticket are expected to go on sale for the new service as early as December.
This week Eurostar announced it has seen a six per cent increase in business travellers in the first half of this year.